For 25 years, readers of The Sacramento Bee have been making dreams come true for people in need throughout the capital region. In December, they came through again, this time for The Soldiers Project/Sacramento, helping to fulfill a wish for a commercial grade copy machine.

The Soldiers Project/Sacramento was one of 16 organizations and individuals featured in the newspaper's annual “Book of Dreams” series during the yuletide season. Readers contributed more than $131,000 to the effort, according to the Bee’s website; $5,000 of that was awarded to TSP on Jan. 17. To read this article, please click here.

The Soldiers Project Northwest's Director, Randi Jensen, and Associate Director, Dorothy Melcer, proudly presented a plaque to Kris Shaw thanking him for performing free of charge for the ultimate benefit of our troops at a rousing fundraiser at Yelm, Washington's Prairie Lanes.